The Challenges of Constructing the Supreme Court by the Numbers: A Review Article.

This review article discusses the strengths and possible limitations of the new book, Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments, 1930–2020 by Charles M. Cameron and John P. Kastellec. The book, which provides the most extensive empirical analysis of the political construction of the Sup...

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Publicado en:Political Science Quarterly (Oxford University Press / USA) Vol. 141; no. 3; pp. 647 - 656
Autor principal: Gerhardt, Michael J
Formato: Book Review
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Fall2026
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        Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments 1930-2020 (Book)
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